Mayor de Blasio on East New York; Making NYC Climate-Resilient; Show Us #WildNYC

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 22, 2016

Coming up on today's show: 

  • It's Earth Day! Hear the latest on the mayor's plan to build a more equitable and climate-resilient city from environmental activist Eddie Bautista.
  • Show us what wildlife you're seeing around the city by sharing it on social media with #WildNYC. We'll have WNYC's Alec Hamilton and urban ecologist Marielle Anzelone look through your images and help identify the unknown wildlife around you.
  • Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about the new housing plan for East New York.
  • Our #30Issues election series continues. Today, we're looking at the tax plans of each of the presidential candidates, with Tony Nitti.
  • Laura Bates talks about her ‘Everyday Sexism Project.’ Call in to add your own story to the catalogue of sexist acts experienced by women on a daily basis.
  • Just in time for Passover, food historian Roger Horowitz and The Forward editor-in-chief Jane Eisner discuss the new foods recently designated as kosher for Passover.

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